Waikato News

Police say confidential information from members of the Whangamatā community has led to the disruption of a methamphetamine supply operation and the arrest of...

Hamilton Zoo has confirmed that Masamba, a 23-year-old giraffe, was euthanised after a period of declining health. The zoo said the decision was made on...

Waikato Police have arrested three people following an investigation into a series of commercial burglaries in Frankton that targeted large quantities of copper. Sergeant Michael...

Meth-affected driver Norton Sowerby has been sentenced to eight years in prison after driving through lowered barrier arms at a Hamilton train crossing, causing...

A Hamilton man has been sentenced for a violent street assault on an autistic victim in what a judge described as “mistaken vigilante justice.” Sheldon...

A 26-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the water at Karioitahi Beach on Monday night. Police were alerted around 7.10pm after reports...

An alleged ‘moment of recklessness’ could have caused deaths, after a driver crashed while using a cell phone on Sunday afternoon in Hampden. District Road...

37-year-old Hamilton Uber driver Satwinder Singh was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison for raping a 17-year-old passenger in February 2023...

A High Court hearing is under way to challenge extensive suppression orders restricting what media, police and Oranga Tamariki can report about the Tom...

A man has been arrested after an incident yesterday where a firearm was discharged near a popular Thames swimming hole. Police were called about 5pm...

Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced a public inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children, aiming to determine whether government agencies took all practicable...

One person has died after being struck by a vehicle on a driveway in Matamata this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a property on...

Police arrested two people, impounded a dirtbike and located firearms during a search warrant yesterday at an address in Te Kauwhata, after the alleged...

A crime wave gripping a small Waikato town over the past month has been solved, following a spate of burglaries and an arson. Two young...

Police are working to locate Paul Kyle Peekay Rehua, who has a warrant for his arrest and is wanted by Police. Rehua, 42, is wanted...

Police have made 10 arrests and dismantled clandestine labs across the upper North Island following a series of coordinated search warrants targeting the sale...

Costco has announced plans for its second Auckland store, confirming it will be built in Drury on a 6.4-hectare site purchased from Kiwi Property. The...

Young people need a mix of extrinsic motivators and support for their intrinsic motivation. I have been working with a range of high schools to...

Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) crews are continuing to battle a major wildfire in Tongariro National Park that has now burned through more than...

Residents of Whakapapa Village are being evacuated this evening as a precautionary measure as the wildfire burning in Tongariro National Park continues to expand,...

Fresh crews of firefighters from Taranaki and Manawatu-Wanganui are being briefed before beginning work on the second day of operations at the wildfire burning...

A massive wildfire has engulfed about 400 hectares of Tongariro National Park, forcing the evacuation of 43 hikers and a hut warden and prompting...

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 November 2025. Hawke's Bay Police investigating Twyford burglaries Hawke's Bay Police are investigating a series of rural burglaries...

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 31 October 2025. Fatal Crash, Matamata One person has died after a crash in Matamata on Thursday afternoon. At around...

Late inclusion Blair Tickner claimed a career-best four for 34 and Daryl Mitchell struck an unbeaten 56 as New Zealand defeated England by five...

One person has died after a crash in Morrinsville overnight. Police were called to a single-vehicle crash on Matuku Road at around 2.45am. Sadly, one person...

A Hamilton mother is fearing for her family’s safety after her 16-year-old son was attacked and stabbed outside Fraser High School by a group...

A man has died following injuries sustained in a serious crash on 18 October in the Waipa District, Waikato. Emergency services were notified of the...

Multiple incidents in Cambridge have landed three before the courts after they were no match for a Waikato Police Dog Unit. On Sunday, Police were...

A group of trampers who lost their way in the Raglan bush, west of Hamilton, were safely guided out late Saturday night after calling...

A man has died following injuries sustained in a serious crash earlier this month in Ngaruawahia. Emergency services were called to the crash, between a...

Police have confirmed that one person has died in hospital following a water rescue near Port Waikato. Emergency services received reports of three people in...

Hamilton Police have charged three people in relation to the serious assault on a young man on Northolt Road, Fairview Downs, in Hamilton. On 13...

A coroner has found that a fatal crash near Te Awamutu, which killed five people, was caused by a young unlicensed driver who was...

Two people have died following the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 1 and Horahora Road at Piarere, Waikato, this evening. One other...

A Coroner has recommended installing warning signs at a popular Waikato River swimming area following the drowning of a young parent who was swept...

Severe rain across the central North Island caused widespread slips and flooding on Tuesday, leaving the towns of Matiere and Tokorima cut off and...

Hamilton Police are appealing for information following a serious assault on a young man in Fairview Downs, Hamilton, last night. Police received reports of a...

Otago have beaten Waikato 44-41 in quarterfinal one of NPC 2025 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. https://youtu.be/uVL-ptO9GbY?si=RYBcgiymJ5Q8ZLPK

Police have arrested a man for the robbery of a Hamilton restaurant on Father’s Day. Staff at Smith & McKenzie Steak House restaurant in Chartwell...